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The Pacifica Evening News is a collaboration of KPFA and KPFK in Los Angeles and KFCF in Fresno. The hour-long newscast airs on all three stations each weeknight at 6:00 PM. KPFA News broadcasts news headlines throughout the day at 5:55, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00 and 4:00. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Mark Zuckerberg on the hot seat as the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees question him on Facebook privacy breaches and more. San Francisco activists call on Senator Dianne Feinstein to vote against confirmation of Donald Trump’s C.I.A. nominee Mike Pompeo. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/facebook-ceo-testifies-before-a-joint-senate-hearing-on-cambridge-analytica
Donald Trump says he will decide within 48 hours on a U.S. response to the apparent poison gas attack in Syria. The U.N. Security Council schedules an emergency debate. Environmental justice groups appeal a permit that could result in increased tar sands oil shipments to the Phillips 66 refinery in the Bay Area. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/united-nations-security-council-debates-syrias-alleged-use-of-chemical-weapons … Continued
Israeli forces open fire again on Palestinians demonstrating at the Gaza border. The San Francisco coalition on Homelessness proposes a ballot measure to fund housing and homeless prevention. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/gaza-march-of-return-protesters-return-to-border-fired-on-again
Border states led by Republican governors in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona react positively to Donald Trump’s directive to send National Guard troops to the border. California hasn’t replied. Santa Rosa homeless people go to court to stop the eviction of their Roseland encampment. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/trump-sending-national-guard-to-border
Fifty years after the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, the civil rights leader’s family and latter-day activists rededicate themselves to the fight for racial and social justice. California’s Latino Caucus outlines a package of 20 bills to advance health, housing, education and employment protections while the Trump Administration moves in the opposite direction. … Continued
A shooting at YouTube in San Bruno leaves three people wounded, one critically and the shooter dead of a self-inflicted gunshot. California lawmakers propose stricter standards for when police could use deadly force. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/bill-would-change-californias-police-deadly-force-standard https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/california-senators-discuss-bills-to-eliminate-prison-sentences-enhancements-and-ban-trial-of-14-15-year-olds-as-adults
Tributes pour in for African National Congress veteran Winnie Mandela, known as the Mother of South Africa, after she dies at the age of 81. San Jose father Fernando Carrillo is released six months after his arrest by federal immigration agents. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/scott-pruitt-announces-clean-car-standard-rollback https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/baba-transgender-military-ban
An independent autopsy says Stephon Clark was shot in the back, contradicting the Sacramento police story that he was advancing towards officers when they opened fire. Israel kills Palestinian protesters participating in the “March to Return” in Gaza. A jury finds the widow of Pulse night club shooter Salman Noor not guilty on all charges … Continued
The Reverend Al Sharpton delivers the eulogy at funeral of Stephon Clark, fatally shot in his grandmother’s back yard in Sacramento. Religious leaders join the families of detained immigrants at a “Holy Thursday” event outside the San Francisco office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/rev-al-sharpton-gives-eulogy-at-stephon-clark-funeral https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/low-wage-workers-get-their-feet-washed-on-the-steps-of-san-francisco-city-hall
A wake is held for Stephon Clark, a day after his brother disrupted a Sacramento City Council meeting called to discuss the fatal police shooting. Civil rights attorney John Burris files suit in the fatal police shooting of Ronell Foster. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un travels to China for his first foreign visit since assuming … Continued
